The Faded Cave between Graying

#161710 RGB(22,23,16)

About this color

The Faded Cave between Graying is rendered by screens as RGB(22, 23, 16) — a deep, muted yellow hue.

#161710RGB(22, 23, 16)

HSL 69° · 18% saturation · 8% lightness

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Psychology

Dark yellows — ochres and golds — have carried associations of wealth, harvest, and endurance across centuries.

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History

Indian Yellow, a pigment used in Mughal miniature painting, was produced from the urine of mango-fed cows — an extraordinary material history hidden behind a simple hue.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep yellow is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this yellow with deep indigo for high-contrast drama, or with dusty sage and off-white for a palette of sunlit calm.

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Color formats

Name
The Faded Cave between Graying
HEX
#161710
RGB
rgb(22,23,16)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,9%,6.3%)
HSL
hsl(69,18%,8%)
HSV
hsv(69,30%,9%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,30,91)
LAB
lab(7,-2,4)
LCH
lch(7,4,117)
sRGB
(0.086,0.09,0.063)
HEX8
#161710ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022023016

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Color info

Lightness
8%
Saturation
18%
Hue
69°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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